Oct. 20

Nutrition & Food Services reminds third-shift employees that in addition to Starbucks being open 24 hours a day, the Patient Services area also offers a Late Night Menu to employees between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m.

Infection prevention initiatives throughout the hospital are critical to reducing healthcare-associated infections, readmissions to the hospital, and patient mortality. In addition, healthcare-associated infection metrics are publicly reportable and our hospital reimbursement rates are dependent on our provision of the safest patient care we can deliver. Everyone can play a role in infection prevention, from participation in our hospital’s Clean In, Clean Out hand hygiene program to adhering to isolation precautions signs posted on the patient’s doors to advocating for our patients to have devices (e.g., central lines and foley catheters) removed as soon as possible.

Unlike paying with a physical card, using Apple Pay in stores happens in seconds with your iPhone and Apple Watch. Just hold your iPhone near the reader with your finger on Touch ID or double-click the side button on your Apple Watch, then hold it near the reader.

The internet offers a wealth of free tools but sometimes the tools come packaged together with hidden threats. Learn more in this message from ISD about identifying trustworthy sources and avoiding malware.

The Sovera Document Imaging application will be down for scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6 – 8 p.m. During this time, “Scan to Sovera” and scanned image retrieval from Epic@UNC will be unavailable. If you have any issues with Sovera after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, please contact the ISD Help Desk at 984-974-4357.

For the past 18 months, UNC Health Care staff members across the state have worked together as one team to reach these goals and secure the future of UNC Health Care. As a result, we have improved patient access, throughput, service and the patient experience; learned to work together more efficiently and to deliver more cost effective care; and introduced changes that will produce significant recurring annual savings and generate annual recurring revenues. We are reinvesting these dollars in infrastructure and services that will allow us to better serve the citizens of North Carolina. However, we still have work to do. Carolina Value will remain a priority for UNC Health Care and seek to fulfill the promise of Carolina Value.

Join us in celebrating National Health Care Quality Week at the Quality Expo, which takes place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21 in the lobbies of the N.C. Children’s and Women’s Hospitals. Come see how we are “Quality Driven” at UNC Health Care.

Our thoughts are with those who have suffered losses related to Hurricane Matthew. The loss of life, flooding and damage has been devastating. We have had many co-workers ask for updates on relief and how they can help. We have partnered with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC to host an Essentials and Food Drive Nov 2, 3 and 4.

Remember that you will automatically be reverted to the 70/30 plan if you don't enroll during the Open Enrollment period, which lasts through Oct. 31. Please read these important reminders on not waiting until the end of the period to enroll, NCFlex and other benefits being offered, and remaining information sessions.